Fort Monmouth

Fort Monmouth was a US Army fort in Eatontown, Monmouth County, New Jersey that was active from 1917 to September 2011. In 1917, the Army leased the site of a defunct racetrack for use as a military installation, and it was initially named "Camp Vail". In 1919, the Signal Corps School relocated from Fort Leavenworth to Camp Vail, which was renamed to "Fort Monmouth" in 1925 after it was granted permanent status. It was named in honor of the fallen soldiers at the Battle of Monmouth, apart from the obvious fact that it is located in Monmouth County. In 1942 and 1943, Julius Rosenberg worked at Fort Monmouth, and it was from there that he was accused and convicted of stealing proximity fuze plans and passing them on to the Soviet Union. After the 9/11 attacks of 2001, the post was closed to all but authorized personnel. It was selected for closure by BRACC in 2005, and most of its functions and personnel were moved to Maryland and Ohio. In 2017, the main road through the fort was reopened to the public.